PhilB Posted 19 March , 2019 Share Posted 19 March , 2019 (edited) Any comments on this line up? Why are the soldiers all old looking? Why outdoors? Why so many Senior NCOs with the officer for just one platoon? How did they manage to lay kit out so well in such restricted space? Where might this be - at home or abroad? Sorry about the 2 photos! Edited 21 March , 2019 by PhilB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 19 March , 2019 Share Posted 19 March , 2019 (edited) Defaulters parade at a guess with the NCOs being there to point out "their" man/men. From a training camp at a guess with the officer being officer of the day. Edit the kit layed out like that looks like an extended bed inspection set up, something not done in bell tents to that detail. IE barracks level faff in the field, poor bleeders. Edited 19 March , 2019 by Scalyback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 aaaaaahhhhh... the goood old times... wouldn't it be grant to come up on the parade ground of the Chasseurs one day to see the young recruits standing in line with their kit laid out like that??? OK... keep on dreaming... Good find though!! That's what military discipline should look like!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 1 hour ago, Marilyne said: aaaaaahhhhh... the goood old times... wouldn't it be grant to come up on the parade ground of the Chasseurs one day to see the young recruits standing in line with their kit laid out like that??? OK... keep on dreaming... Good find though!! That's what military discipline should look like!! M. Bed blocks need to be banned under cruel and unusual punishment. Early war and this is the pick of the drinkers. Very old sweat(second man in) looks the business but looks a pro at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 20 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 20 March , 2019 It's a fairly comprehensive kit layout but no webbing or packs. One Staff/Sgt not wearing puttees for some reason. Can you imagine being a guy in the middle trying to set his stuff out without treading on the kit of the next guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 20 minutes ago, PhilB said: One Staff/Sgt not wearing puttees for some reason Very strange under the circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 Reservists having been called perhaps? TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullerTurner Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 It smacks of a show parade to me! Or is that my guilty conscience having a flashback?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 21 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 21 March , 2019 It has a show parade look but they`re not wearing belts (which I would have expected on such a parade), maybe too many Senior NCOs present and how long would it take to get the layouts so close together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 3 minutes ago, PhilB said: and how long would it take to get the layouts so close together? Well, one way would be to start at the right and move to the left (or vice versa), laying one set at a time … although this would take a very long time, of course. Either way, I'm glad that I wasn't part of doing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 21 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 21 March , 2019 33 minutes ago, The Scorer said: Well, one way would be to start at the right and move to the left (or vice versa), laying one set at a time … although this would take a very long time, of course. Either way, I'm glad that I wasn't part of doing it! In my experience, time is one thing you don`t get much of on a show parade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 2 hours ago, PhilB said: In my experience, time is one thing you don`t get much of on a show parade! I do have some experience of examining kit laid out for Tent inspections at Boys' Brigade Camps, which did involve similar work, but I agree … I've never been part of anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 Part of default parade is the mess the men around attitude. No webbing I'm guessing as early war. No belts rings a bell for default parade?????? Marks you out as naughty boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimE Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 Dorking Museum have a strange picture of a London Scottish kit inspection on a pavement! https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/dorking-in-world-war-one/ Used as the cover picture for "Dorking in the Great War", the layout is very poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 22 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 22 March , 2019 Compared to the OP it is a rather scruffy layout. As it`s London Scottish, maybe we`ll get a specialist comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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